The Blogging Sisters page is a collection of blog reflections written by young women religious.
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May 19, 2018
You’ve had them, you know. Yes---you have had Pentecost moments. We ALL have.
May 16, 2018
The mountains of Haiti and the sea can make magnificent sunrises especially spectacular. These were taken in the town of Grand Goave, where I spent a few wonderful days recently.
May 10, 2018
Mystics & Prophets: Ecovillage Living: I live in Dogtown Ecovillage - we are an urban community that is committed to building community and working for sustainability right here i...
April 23, 2018
Sister Emily Brabham, OSF, is a Sister of St. Francis of Clinton, Iowa and is the campus minister for social justice formation at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
April 22, 2018
Earth Day
Ordinarily, I love to share photos that celebrate the beauty of nature and the wonder of creation. Today for Earth Day, I decided to do the opposite and share a common sight that I find disturbing.
April 7, 2018
This year, for the first time in my life, I missed Mass on Holy Thursday. Rather than watching the washing of the feet, I sat in the emergency room of the local hospital with someone in need of care.
April 7, 2018
Mystics & Prophets: Summer Sisters 2018: Once again this year, I would like to extend the invitation to join in building community with me here in St. Louis, for a period of time d...
April 5, 2018
When the call doesn't sound like you think it should
Does your heart break?
Do your eyes water?
Knowing that what you imagined
what you hoped
may never be.
Tell me what do you do then?
Locked in the upper room
of your being
Scared to emerge into the reality
of what is.
For fear
For distress
For anger
For dying
All may be lost in this moment.
April 3, 2018
Immacula Chukwunyere is a member of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She was a headmistress and teacher in Nigeria and Kenya before moving to the United States in 1999. She now teaches high school English.
March 25, 2018
My most recent piece for the Global Sisters Report draws off of a series of workshops that I'm giving to our sisters on conflict resolution, nonviolent communication, and intercultural dialogue. In it, I offer a few simple insights about conflict and how having an open heart opens us to the possibility to transform moments of friction in our lives. May it meet you where you are and I pray offer a moment to consider the conflict of our world and your life in light of the call to love. A blessed Holy Week to all!+
March 23, 2018
I grew up with only one representation or understanding of what it means to be Catholic. There was a stereotype I’d imagined: people who had memorized devotions, prayed the rosary, or even signed up to participate in Adoration or every other ministry at the church.